The FTSE 100 index closed up 48.51 points, 0.6%, at 8,823.20. The FTSE 250 jumped 250.09 points, 1.2%, at 21,702.58, and the ...

The FTSE 100 and sterling rallied, while the bond market calmed on Thursday as Keir Starmer supported his chancellor, reassuring markets that a change at the Treasury wasn't on the cards. The FTSE 100 ...

The value of the pound slipped further despite Sir Keir Starmer’s assurances that Rachel Reeves will remain as Chancellor ...

The stronger-than-expected US jobs figures today have decreased the chances of an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve ...

US stocks popped to new record highs on Thursday as investors digested a stronger-than-expected June jobs report that ...

--The U.S. dollar was steady as investors sat on their hands ahead of the key U.S. nonfarm payrolls report. Economists in a WSJ survey expect payrolls rose 110,000 in June, slowing from May's 139,000 ...

The focus is now shifting to key US jobs data due for release later today, which could influence the Federal Reserve's ...

Watches of Switzerland earnings rise 08:12 , Graeme Evans Watches of Switzerland today lifted ...

Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, defended on Tuesday the central bank’s wait-and-see approach to cutting ...

So far in 2025, European stocks have left U.S. ones in the dust, returning more than 24%, compared with just 6% for the S&P ...

Among the stocks shining across the Atlantic, Nike jumped 15%. The sportswear firm reported a drop in annual profit amid softer revenue and warned of a USD1 billion cost increase in financial 2026 due ...

European stocks rose sharply Friday after U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the U.S. and China had agreed to restore their trade truce and that more deals were imminent. Also lifting the ...